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Skin cancer screening guidelines can seem confusing – three skin cancer researchers explain when to consider getting checked

Protecting oneself from the summer sun and its damaging ultraviolet rays is often not straightforward. And public health messaging around when and how to be screened...

Gut microbes are the community within you that you can’t live without – how eating well can cultivate your microbial and social self

The age-old adage “you are what you eat” holds profound truth. Nearly every molecule in your body is absorbed from what you eat and drink. Your...

Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away? A nutritionist explains the science behind ‘functional’ foods

Offices: how bad will the coming property crunch be?

There has been much talk for a while about offices heading for the buffers. The nightmare scenario is many thousands of office buildings being deemed virtually...

Hitler, Burr and Trump: Show trials put the record straight for history but can also provide a powerful platform for the defendant

The trial of Donald Trump on charges that he conspired to undermine the peaceful transition of power will likely be a show trial – but not...

Trump’s free speech faces court-ordered limits, like any other defendant’s – 2 law professors explain why, and how Trump’s lawyers need to watch themselves too

A 90-minute court hearing on Aug. 11, 2023, that would have been routine in almost any other case was, in fact, historic. It was the first...

Canada is falling behind when it comes to excessive packaging of grocery products

I recently bought a pack of frozen corn with a net weight of 250 grams. Surprisingly,  the packaging had about the same volume as other brands...

PBBM: Youth plays crucial role in attaining green transition

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday emphasized the vital role of the youth in accelerating the green transition. In his message on International Youth...

Japanese firm pilots AI-powered crisis management tool in PH

MANILA – A Japanese startup is piloting an artificial intelligence-powered (AI) disaster management tool in the Philippines to help provide real-time information in times of emergency. The...